Crime & Safety
Pennsylvania Leaders Warn About Scam Targeting Philadelphia-Area Voters Through Text Messages
"What the text was trying to do was to get them to click a link to provide their information to an unverified source," Neil Makhija said.
August 30, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania and Montgomery County officials are warning people about a phishing campaign targeting registered voters using a text message that attempts to capture valuable information.
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"People are excited to vote," said Neil Makhija, Montgomery County commissioner and chair of the Board of Elections. "We actually have the highest turnout in the entire commonwealth in Montgomery County."
That excitement is being taken advantage of by scammers using text messages.
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